Birmingham, Sen Simon

Senator BIRMINGHAM (South Australia—Minister for Education and Training) (14:35): Mr President, through you to Senator Roberts: that sounds very much, Senator Roberts, like your opinion and your assertion in relation to the content of those reports. You are, of course, entitled to your opinion and your assertions on those matters. The government will continue, as it always has, to seek the expert opinion and advice of relevant government agencies that will apply their own independent, thorough scientific assessment of all such research statements and documents.